Dr. Melanie L. Mihlstin

Dr. Mihlstin is a board-certified comprehensive ophthalmologist. A native Michigander she was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and raised in Lapeer, Michigan. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI. She completed medical school at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, an internship at Sinai Grace Hospital, and her ophthalmology residency at Kresge Eye Institute all in Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Mihlstin has been serving the community of Saginaw and surrounding areas since 2019. She is very passionate about her community, preserving vision and focusing on providing the highest quality of care for her patients. Her exceptional training and extensive experience have made her a highly skilled surgeon, specializing in the latest techniques in cataract surgery, advanced technology lenses, eyelid corrective procedures, and micro-invasive glaucoma surgery.

Dr. Mihlstin is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Anterior Segment and Cataract Refractive Surgery, the Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, the Young Professionals Network at the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce, and the Saginaw County Medical Society.

In her free time, Dr. Mihlstin enjoys spending time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors, raising her four children (Abigail, Barrett, Maverick, and Amelia) and sharing a passion for aviation with her husband.

Dr. Mihlstin is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Cataract, and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Mihlstin is board certified in American Board Of Ophthalmology. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Mihlstin is currently accepting new patients.